3 minutes max

1 actor

Actors will be judged as if they were performing a monologue.  Singing abilities will be considered secondary to interpretation.

Songs must be from a stage musical.

You must bring your own CD or tape of accompaniment.  An accompanist will not be provided.

No a cappella singing.  If you don't have music, you will be disqualified.

Classical Scenes From Plays

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Classical Scenes

5 minutes max

2 or more actors

Greeks through the mid-19^th Century.

Contemporary Scenes From Plays

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Contemporary Scenes

5 minutes max

2 or more actors

Late-19th Century (think Chekhov, Strindberg, Ibsen, Wilde, and contemporaries) through the present.

If the play is not well known, please list publication information.

Plays from internet sources are OK.

Scenes from Film

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Film Scripts

5 minutes max

2 or more actors

From any published/produced film script.

Scenes From Radio Plays

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Radio Plays

5 minutes max for performance + 1 minute for Foley set-up

2 or more actors

From any published radio play script.

Do not concentrate on formally blocking these scenes. The focus of this category will be on vocal characterizations, Foley work, and ensemble work. Movement will not be judged.

Cold Reading

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Cold Reading Tips

This is an individual category.

Like a real audition, participants will read with a reader. A reader is a person in the room that will read the opposite lines in the scene but does not get up to act with the actor auditioning.

Participants will have at least 5 minutes to prepare sides that will be given to them at the session. Actors should NOT use this time to memorize lines. Instead, the actor should concentrate on making bold yet appropriate character choices, taking risks, and listening. Participants should be prepared to take direction from the director in the room.

Scenes may be taken from the following plays:

Our Town, Hedda Gabler, The Crucible, and/or TBA

Classical Monologues from Plays

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Classical Monologues

3 minutes max

Greeks through the mid-19^th Century.

Contemporary Monologues from Plays

Judging Criteria & Form

Resources for Contemporary Monologues